CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Exactly what is needed in

employment (4,3,3)

6 Business not yielding to

pressure (4)

9 Bill in the train transported coal

(10)

10 Witches caught missing

something to cook? (4) 13 Coming from the desert, Sarah,

an eccentric (7)

15 Duck not about to become

friend (6)

16 Means to arrange ambush (6) 17 Tried bringing famous racehorse back – it’s criminal! (9,6)

18 Aileen rattled another woman

(6)

20 Story about abstainer’s gossip

(6)

21 Hard work keeping a number in

tow (7)

22 NSW money? (4)

25 Valuation that could be taxing

(10) 26 The lady’s love idol (4)

27 One searching for gold has wide view on most of raw material (10)

DOWN

1 Frenchman in short trousers (4) 2 Reportedly takes a seat in bath

(4)

3 Jack twice finds deposit (6) 4 Wives apparently in angry or

frank discussion (8,2,5) 5 Bandit released code (6) 7 Overrule patient loathing

leaving hospital (10) 8 Payment method that could make Rodney more confused (5,5)

11 Small measure, it’s as broad as

it’s long (6,4)

12 Male history teacher? (4,6) 13 FBI agents appearing in set

piece (7)

14 Frank is unaffected (7)

19 One gets rid of letters from

Queen after ages (6)

20 What’s good at absorbing

blows? (6)

23 Attend strike (4)

24 Mix thoroughly in jug (4)